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ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES OF THE E-MAXX
This is the most exciting electric R/C truck to be released in years. The
E-Maxx is the best performing electric monster truck on the market
today and light years ahead of the competition. The E-Maxx is perfect
for both back yard bashing and racing.
E-Maxx has been so far, the best handling large-sized electric monster
truck ever produced by Traxxas. It has more torque and top speed
than any electric monster truck ever produced. It's suspension delivers
4 inches of maximum ground clearance and over 3.5 inches of super
plush suspension travel with eight oil-filled shocks.
It has twin fan-cooled 550 motors, which have 30% longer armatures
and more torque than standard 540 size motors. Its 4-wheel drive
makes the truck capable of going over any terrain and improves
handling on the race track, especially around curves. It includes an
electronic speed control (ESC), not a mechanical speed control or MSC.
An ESC provides a lot better performance than a MSC in terms of
throttle response and battery run time, which is why you want one.
The stock ESC, which is called the EVX, is made by Novak and has
many features, including forward, reverse and brake functions. The
overall design is very tough and can take a lot of abuse.
Features of an E-maxx are very tough, molded composite chassis with
battery cutouts that lower the center of gravity when using side-byside
racing-style battery packs. The battery holders accept both stick
packs and side-by-side race packs. It comes with a custom painted
body with precut decal set. It has body mounting posts, which allows
for a large variety of body choices.
It also has a two speed, manual shifting transmission. Low gear
provides brutal acceleration and tons of torque for climbing and doing
wheelies. High gear provides an insane top speed of around 30 mph
with 7-cell battery packs or 23 mph with 6-cell packs. Its pinion and
spur gear changes are very easy to do. Moreover, a huge variety of
gear options can be installed. Its stock motors have internal fans and
run very cool. Cooler running motors last longer than hot running
motors.
E-maxx comes with ball-bearings, which improves performance in
terms of top-end speed and battery run times. It also comes with a
slipper clutch, which reduces transmission damage. This is especially
true when jumping the truck. A very important feature of E-maxx is
that it comes as Ready-To-Run or RTR, which means that one does not
have to build it or install a radio system. Its battery packs are also
easy to install and remove.
A huge assortment of aftermarket parts is available for improving both
the looks and performance of the E-Maxx. It is good for both
backyards bashing and racing. It give an outstanding performance at
jumping because of its awesome suspension system. The battery run
times are outstanding considering the size and weight of the E-Maxx.
Moreover its parts are easy to obtain and can also be ordered online
via various hobby e-shops
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As regards to the company, Traxxas provides outstanding customer
support - probably the best in the R/C industry. It has also changed
the way people view the monster truck category. The added advantage
of this is that the E-Maxx comes within a very reasonable price
category.
Although E-maxx has so many advantages. Nevertheless, it has its
own drawbacks as well. Its stock steering servo is somewhat weak;
that is, the steering servo will not turn the E-Maxx tires while the truck
is stopped. It is also somewhat vulnerable to damage. A steering servo
cover is recommended for deep grass or brush running. Although the
truck is marketed as ready-to-run, but the tires need to be glued. It is
also not offered as a kit and some people like to build their own
vehicles. if someone is into exact scale realism the E-Maxx is not for
such a person. E-maxx requires dual battery packs for operation,
which means one has to buy a lot of batteries.
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